Breaking ties with deceased spouse

Rosenblatt, Paul C.; Walsh, R. Patricia; Jackson, Douglas A.

Breaking ties with deceased spouse

The Realm of the Extra Human: Agents and Audiences • Mouton • The Hague & Paris • Published In 1976 • Pages: 217-231 •

By Rosenblatt, Paul C., Walsh, R. Patricia, Jackson, Douglas A.

Abstract

This paper examines death customs meant to break ties with a deceased spouse. The authors propose that remarriage rates are higher where these tie-breaking customs are practiced and that this association is stronger where sororate or levirate remarriage is practiced. Empirical support is found for these hypotheses.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)	Researchers Own	78 societies with adequate information (10 cultures substituted for SCCS cases)

Hypotheses (3)
Hypothesis	Supported
Tie-breaking customs will be positively associated with remarriage rates (218).	Supported
Where levirate or sororate remarriage is present (versus when it is not), tie-breaking customs are more likely to be present (219).	Supported
The rate of remarriage will be more strongly associated with tie-breaking customs where levirate remarriage is practiced (219).	Partially supported

Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Jessie Cohen Amelia Piazza Tahlisa Brougham

Breaking ties with deceased spouse

The Realm of the Extra Human: Agents and Audiences • Mouton • The Hague & Paris • Published In 1976 • Pages: 217-231 • Cite

By Rosenblatt, Paul C., Walsh, R. Patricia, Jackson, Douglas A.

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (3)

The Realm of the Extra Human: Agents and Audiences • Mouton • The Hague & Paris • Published In 1976 • Pages: 217-231 •